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Mauritius bulbul

Hypsipetes olivaceus Jardine & Selby, 1837

VUVulnerablesongbirds

The mauritius bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) is a species in the family Pycnonotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 64.9 g to 75 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Mauritius bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus)
Photo: Josh Noseworthy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mauritius bulbul

Weight
64.9 g – 75 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mauritius bulbul live?

Not recorded

What is the mauritius bulbul?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mauritius bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus), is a songbird belonging to the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to Mauritius.

From the Wikipedia article “Mauritius bulbul” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mauritius_bulbul&oldid=1354830621), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the mauritius bulbul endangered?

The mauritius bulbul is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the mauritius bulbul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPycnonotidae
  6. genusHypsipetes
  7. SpeciesHypsipetes olivaceus Jardine & Selby, 1837

Synonyms Hypsipetes borbonicus olivaceus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • MABUEnglish
  • Mauritius black bulbulEnglish
  • Mauritius black bulbulEnglish
  • Mauritius black bulbulEnglish
  • بلبل موريشيوسArabic
  • bulbul fumat de l'illa MauriciCatalan
  • bulbul fumat de l'illa de MauriciCatalan
  • bulbulčík mauricijskýCzech
  • MauritiusbülbülGerman
  • Mauritius-RotschnabelbülbülGerman
  • MauritiusrotschnabelbülbülGerman
  • maŭricia bulbuloEsperanto
  • Bulbul de MauricioSpanish
  • mauritiuksenbulbuliFinnish
  • Bulbul de MauriceFrench
  • Bulbul de l'Ile MauriceFrench
  • mauricijski bulbulCroatian
  • mauritiusi bülbülHungarian
  • Bulbul di MauritiusItalian
  • モアリシャスクロヒヨドリJapanese
  • モーリシャスクロヒヨドリJapanese
  • moarishasukurohiyodoriJapanese
  • mauricinis juodasis bulbiulisLithuanian
  • MauritiusbuulbuulDutch
  • mauritiusbylbylNorwegian
  • szczeciak maurytyjskiPolish
  • bulbul-da-mauríciaPortuguese
  • bulbul-das-mauríciasPortuguese
  • Маврикийский бюльбюльRussian
  • Маврикийский восточный бюльбюльRussian
  • bylbyl maurícijskýSlovak
  • Bulbul sa MauricijusaSerbian
  • mauritiusbulbylSwedish
  • Morityus Kurşuni ArapbülbülüTurkish
  • горована маврикійськаUkrainian
  • 毛里求斯短脚鹎Chinese
  • 模里西斯島短腳鵯Chinese

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Relatives of the mauritius bulbul

Other species in the same genus Hypsipetes.

LC, Least Concern
Black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

Black bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Pycnonotidae

LC, Least Concern

Seychelles bulbul

Hypsipetes crassirostris

PycnonotidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mauritius bulbul?

An adult mauritius bulbul weighs 64.9 g – 75 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mauritius bulbul endangered?

The mauritius bulbul is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the mauritius bulbul?

The mauritius bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) belongs to the family Pycnonotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{mauritius_bulbul_2026,
  title = {Mauritius bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mauritius-bulbul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}